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Burpee's Long-Keeper Tomato Seeds
HEIRLOOM. One of the best winter storage tomatoes!
Item Number: 53470A
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A Burpee introduction in 1979, Long-Keeper is a must for winter storage. Staying fresh for 6-12 weeks or more, it provides fruits for fresh use during the fall and into the winter. The skin of these fruits is a golden orange-red when ripe. Use blemished or cracked fruits right away. Store fruits at 65-68 F, making sure that none touch each other.
Key Attributes
Light Requirement
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full sun
Lifecycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Annual
Sow Method
This refers to whether the seed should be sown early indoors and the seedlings transplanted outside later, or if the seed should be sown directly in the garden at the recommended planting time.
Indoor
Fruit Bearing
This refers to the relative season when the plant produces fruit, or if it bears continuously or just once
Indeterminate
Mature Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
18 in
Days to Maturity
The average number of days from when the plant is actively growing in the garden to the expected time of harvest.
78
Fruit Weight
The average weight of the fruit produced by this product.
6 oz
Mature Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
40 in
Variety
Some flowers and vegetables fall into subcategories that may define how they grow (such as pole or bush), what they are used for (such as slicing tomatoes or shelling peas), flower type, or other designations that will help you select the type of a class of plant that you are looking for.
Slicer
Zone
This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
1-13
When to Plant in Your Area
Average Last Frost
Average First Frost
